Shrugging off controversy, the star spoke about his latest controversial role- playing the part of Olympic torchbearer.

On his decision to take part in the Olympic event in Delhi: "My reasons for running are to honour my commitments as brand ambassador for the Lenovo group, one of the sponsors of the Olympics. Maybe I'm being idealistic. But we have issues with Pakistan over Kashmir, and we still play cricket with them.

It's good that the cause of Tibet is highlighted, but in a perfect world sport and politics would remain separate. The Dalai Lama himself has said he supports the Olympics."